quilting for Alzheimer’s
There have been some interesting posts about the benefits of art on our brains as they age. William, from Artist’s Hideout posted an article on the possible benefits of creative enviroments to keep our brains sharp as they age.
Katelyn, over at Stamping Mad has just posted about using rubber stamps to help Alzheimer & dementia patients connect with creativity in a non-threatening & easy way.
I just found out about the Art Quilt Initiative for Alzheimer’s:
Go check out the site to learn more!
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Ami Simms
May 3, 2007 at 4:52 am
Chloe,
Thank you so much for the mention of the AAQI in your blog!
Here is the latest information about our Alzheimer’s fundraising effort.
ALZHEIMER’S ART QUILT INITIATIVE UPDATE
Alzheimer’s: Forgetting Piece by Piece is about to become a book! I just OK’d the color proofs yesterday and returned them to the printer. They will use them to match color on the press when the book is printed this week. After the insides are printed, the pages will be folded and move to the bindery where the cover will be attached and the book trimmed to size. This is a little ahead of schedule and very exciting.
The cover features detail photographs of all 52 quilts.
Please do not wait to order your copies of the book. It is a gorgeous book and the artist statements that were too hard to read through your tears in person will be waiting for you between its covers. Celia McCulloch’s book design is fabulous, and the quilts themselves are so touching. You will never read another book quite like this. If you know someone touched by Alzheimer’s and want to help but didn’t quite know how, give them a copy of this book. They will be comforted knowing they are not alone and that you care. You will also be helping to find a cure for this disease. All profit from the sale of this book goes to Alzheimer’s research.
There is also a chance that if book production continues ahead of schedule we MIGHT be able to get them out before the postal rates go up on May 14th. No promises, but if there is any possibility, we’ll try our best.
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OTHER AAQI UPDATES
The May auction is up and running. Bid early and bid often.
We’ve raised $63,214.41 for Alzheimer’s research since January 2006. Click here for details. Someone at the lecture I gave on the AAQI in Paducah asked how much of the money has been donated. Nearly all of it. The money raised from the auctions goes directly to the Alzheimer’s Association earmarked for research. Ditto for donations. Profits from CD sales, etc. is turned over as soon as we can get the paperwork processed. It doesn’t hang around here very long.
Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims showed off the Priority: Alzheimer’s Quilts they purchased in Houston last year on the newest episode of The Quilt Show . Episode #103, Vizualizing Color with Joen Wolfrom, features a segment shot in Houston last fall and an amazing photo montage about the Priority: Alzheimer’s Quilts that Ricky set to music.
Yes, I need more Priority: Alzheimer’s Quilts! I want to bring 1000 quilts to Houston. I need YOUR quilt to make that happen. We’ve only got 6 months to go and I only have 338 quilts. Subtract about 20 for each monthly auction from now until November and that leaves 238. One hundred quilts will sell at the NQA show, so I’ve really only got 138. Every little quilt helps.
Alzheimer’s: Forgetting Piece by Piece will be at the Denver National Quilt Fest II May 3-6. If you’re able to print off some flyers for me and deliver them to the show, please email me. If you’re going to my presentations in Wisconsin this weekend, or the NQA Show in June, email me for the file, print some off, and give them to me there.
White Glove Volunteers are needed at the NQA Show in Columbus, June 7-9. If you have an hour to spare, please click here.
Please feel free to share any of the inforomation above with your readers.
Thank you so much for your support.
Ami :)
Mary Emma
May 3, 2007 at 5:22 pm
Chloe,
We’re thinking along the same lines. Great minds, huh? My daughter came across these quilts and inspired me to blog about them, too.
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